Winder



H. L. FIRTION 1,748,119

WINDER Feb. 25, 1930.

Filed May 2, 1928 //v VE/V TOR I Q?- \4 7 II/III I Y 1. Patented. Feb. 256,1 19a) PATENT OFFICE mom) 1.. narrow, or wannnousn romr, connncrrour 'WINDEB Application filed Ray 2, 1928. Serial No. 274,684.

My invention relates to the class of ma chines employed for uniting a plurality of threads, cords, or similar material by. a

winding operation, and an' object of my invention, among others, is the production of a machine of this type that shall be simple in construction and operation and particular- 1y eflicient in the results produced thereby.

One formof a machine embodying my invention and. in the construction and use of which the objectsherein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isatop view of my improved winder. I

Figure 2 is a view in vertical cross section through the same. a

Figure 3 is a view, scale enlarged, in lengthwise central section through a wind- 2 ing spindle.

Figure 4 is an end view of the same, lookin at the front end thereof.

,%igure 5 is adetail view illustrating the vrelative arrangement of-thieads as produced by the operation of my improved machine.

There is employed in the art at the present time for various purposes what is known as metallic thread, this, in a common form of construction, comprising a base of fibrous 0 material having a thread or threads including metal in its or their structure usually wrapped around said base, and my improved machine illustrated and described herein is for the purpose of winding such outside that may be composed wholly or partially of fibrous material.

' In the accompanying drawings the numeral '6 indicates a table that may be of, any ordinary form and construction, and to which brackets 7 are secured, rising therefrom, there being preferably such number of brackets as will be required for support.- ing a bar 8 secured to the brackets at or near their upper ends; This bar has a plurality of openings for bearing sleeves 9 within which my improved winders are rotatably mounted.

Ball bearings 10 of any suitable construction are located at each end of each bearthread or threads around the base or core oi circular form located at the end of the ing'sleeve and a hollow spindle 11 is rotatably mounted in said bearings and as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. A cap 12 is securedto one end of the sleeve 9 to close this end and also to serve as a support for a as thread tube 13, in the construction herein 7 shown the end of said tube threadedly engaging a nipple 14 secured to the cap 12 asby means of discs 15-16, one of which may be of fibrous material, said discs being secured so within the cap and to the bottom thereof by means of screws, and the nipple being secured as by means of a flange 17 thereon clamped between said discs and the bottom of the cap, as shown in Figure 3. A housing 18 and a whirl 19 are secured to the spindle 11 as by means of a clamp nut 20 located in a recess in the bottom of the housing on the inside thereof, the housing and whirl being preferably integrally formed and a spacer 21 positioning the whirl with respect to the sleeve 9.. Y

A spool supporting sleeve 22, preferably tapered, is secured to the'end of the spindle 11 for rotation therewith, said sleeve being adapted to receive a spool 23 to rotate the latter, said spool being adapted to receive a thread 24 that will be referred to herein as a metallic thread, although it may be, as it generally is, composed only partially of metal, I and this usually being a ve thin stri of metal combined with a three of fiber. his metallic thread passes through a traveler 25 mounted to travel on a flanged guide rail 26 v housing 18, the traveler and guide rail themselves being o'f any ordinary form of construction. v v

The base thread 27, usually of fibrous material, comprises a core that is extended as from a spool 28 through the tube 13 to a point at which oint beyond the front end of sai tube,'the t rea s 24 and 27 are joined, and at which point 2.9 the winding takes place. The completed thread from this point is extended to any suitable place where it may be disposed of as desired, in the structure herein shown, the completed thread being wound upon a spool 30 rotatably mounted above a drum 31, said spool and drum being supported by a a resting in contact with the drum andthe therein in an extende o The operationof the evice will be readil understood it being noted that the housing 181:" is rotated as by means of a belt assed'around the whirl 19. This wraps. t e thread 24 around the base thread 27 at the point 29, the z completed thread comprisin {the base thus wrapped being taken up by t e spool 30.

' patent statutes I have descr standard 82 resting on the tab1e6 the being driven as by means of a belt 33, Details of construction of this receiving mechanism are omitted herein as not bein essential to a thorough understanding of the invention.

The tube 13 may be provided with a tip 34 for securin the s eeve 22 in place, and in a preferred wise center thereof so that the spool may be laced upon the sleeve 22 either end or the purpose of removing a twist mm the thread. 24 which ma ration..

- In accordance with the EI'OViSlOIlS of the i edthe principles of o eration of m invention together with the evice which now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out.

I claim- 1. A winder comprising'a tube throu h which a thread may be extended vmeans or supporting a spool upon said tube, a guide surrounding said tube a traveler movably supported b said'guide for movement concentrically t ereof in a plane passing through the spool between its ends, means for rotatin said guide, and means for supporting sai tube. 2. A winder comprising a tube throu h which a thread may be extended, means or supporting a spool upon said tube, ahousing surroundin said tube and spool support, a circular guide secured to said housing in a plane passing through the spool between its ends, a traveler engaged with" said guide, means for rotating sai housing, and means for supporting said tube. v HAROLD L. FIRTION.

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orm of construction the hole through the barrel of the spool 23 is tapered in opposite directions from about the length-- have been produced 

